diff --git a/src/dialogs.py b/src/dialogs.py
index 036c2ae65..83babfb43 100644
--- a/src/dialogs.py
+++ b/src/dialogs.py
@@ -351,10 +351,6 @@ class Add_new_contact_window:
 			
 	def on_uid_entry_changed(self, widget):
 		uid = self.uid_entry.get_text()
-		if len(uid) == 0:
-			self.protocol_combobox.set_sensitive(False)
-		else:
-			self.protocol_combobox.set_sensitive(True)
 		self.guess_agent()
 		self.set_nickname()
 		self.fill_jid()
diff --git a/src/gtkgui.glade b/src/gtkgui.glade
index 74fe9c60b..4b9460ab5 100644
--- a/src/gtkgui.glade
+++ b/src/gtkgui.glade
@@ -1898,7 +1898,6 @@
 	  <child>
 	    <widget class="GtkComboBox" id="protocol_combobox">
 	      <property name="visible">True</property>
-	      <property name="sensitive">False</property>
 	      <property name="items" translatable="yes"></property>
 	      <signal name="changed" handler="on_protocol_combobox_changed" last_modification_time="Wed, 23 Mar 2005 13:13:12 GMT"/>
 	    </widget>